There are 8 ways to get from Marseille to Heidelberg by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train (TGV)
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
7h 28m€190–290Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane MRS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 11m€60–350Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus 108 / ...
14h 9m€63–103Drive 896 km
- Drive from Marseille to Heidelbergcar 896 km
8h 40m€144–208Bus, train
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Frankfurt central train stationbus N235
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
16h 12m€99–192Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 29m€101–297Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 48m€179–358Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg, bus, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MRS - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Merzig to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 7m€76–330
Marseille to Heidelberg by train (TGV)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Heidelberg is to fly and train which takes 5h 11m and costs €60 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille station to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 28m.
The distance between Marseille and Heidelberg is 978 km. The road distance is 896 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 7h 28m and costs €190 - €290.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Marseille to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Marseille to Heidelberg bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
Marseille to Heidelberg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Marseille St Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Heidelberg is to train which takes 7h 28m and costs €190 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 14h 9m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Heidelberg, Germany?
TGV inOui operates a train from Marseille St Charles to Mannheim Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €180–280 and the journey takes 7h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Karlsruhe central train station in around 14h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Merzig to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
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Booking & Getting There
Marseille to Heidelberg bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side.
Marseille to Heidelberg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Mannheim Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Heidelberg is 896 km. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Marseille to Heidelberg.
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